Subj : Retro, not Vintage
To   : AKAcastor
From : apam
Date : Sun Apr 07 2024 09:16:00

-=> On Sat Apr 6 11:10:00 2024, AKAcastor wrote to Abbub <=-

 >  A> So I'm posting this from a little RC2014 8-bit Z80 
 >  A> 'modular computer'. It looks like a tiny little version 
 >  A> of an S-100 system, and is (at the moment) running CP/M 
 >  A> 2.2. As the title says, it's not vintage (given that I 
 >  A> literally built it last weekend from a collection of new 
 >  A> parts), but it's definitely retro. :)
 > 
 > I've seen some posts online about the RC2014, it looks like a fun system.  I'm curious what kind of peripherals and storage your setup has?  What kind of display do you use?  Is it actually S-100 compatible, or is it "in the style of a S-100 system"?
 > 

I made a few of these systems a few years ago, only one rc2014 but more of steve cousins compatible machines, the display is almost always via serial, i don't know what S-100 is though.

Storage depends on the addon cards, the bare rc2014 has no storage, (it also doesn't have cp/m) but you can add a compact flash card for storage. I also built an IDE card for mine and could plug in an IDE hard drive. (Which is really overkill for CP/M)

 > Do you run vintage CP/M software?  What do you use for a terminal emulator for calling BBSes?
 > 

Yes, it runs vintage CP/M software (it's built with a Z80 CPU, so most stuff works. The terminal software is a bit tricker, because it depends on the serial ports you have (you need two seriial ports, one for the display, and one for the "modem" I used an SIO/2 serial card i don't remember what the terminal program i used was, but i'm sure kermit is available (though i don't think that was the one i used.)

Andrew

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